As I watched the New York Mets mounting a ninth inning comeback against the Washington Nationals in D.C. on Thursday, I held my breath and watched as they loaded the bases with two outs after scoring a pair of runs to make the score 7-6. The Nationals had their closer Sean Doolittle on the mound while the Mets countered with outfielder Keon Broxton, who was 1-for-23 since April 14th and...
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Metsmerized Online presents, the Greener Grass Mets Podcast Episode 4: Featuring Michael Mayer and hosted by Charles St. Clair and Jayson Love. In this episode we discuss the disastrous road trip in Milwaukee and San Diego and the Mets sweep of an abbreviated two-game series against Miami. We also discuss our feelings about the upcoming stretch of games against Washington, Miami and Detroit....
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Being a diehard fan of the New York Mets is one of my greatest joys and I wouldn’t give it up for anything in the world. But man, oh man, it sure can be very humbling at times. Once again my lofty pre-season expectations have been dashed and I’m left scratching my head and wondering what went wrong this time. Look no further than one of the worst ranked offenses in the game. Take...
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Mention the name of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and most Mets fans – at least the older ones – will cringe at the thought. That’s because on December 10, 1971, the Mets traded their young, flame-throwing right-hander to the California Angels along with pitcher Don Rose, catcher Francisco Estrada, and outfielder Leroy Stanton for shortstop Jim Fregosi. Yeah… that...
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When the New York Mets hired Mickey Callaway after the 2017 season, he became the 21st manager in team history. That’s a lot of mangers for a franchise that is only 57 years old. Do you think you can name all those twenty other managers? Let’s see how many Mets managers you can come up with in a very generous four minutes. So you think you know the Mets? Prove it. Good Luck…...
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